Russia conducted a nuclear strategic deterrence drill for troops firing test missiles from land, sea and air platforms amidst reports that Moscow was planning to release a 'dirty' bomb or a small nuclear weapon in Ukraine.Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, reported to the President on the training of the Yars mobile ground-based missile system, the Tula nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet, and two Tu-95MS long-range strategic missile carriers
Equipment failure and piloting error are considered as the reasons of the crash of a Su-30SM fighter in Irkutsk on Sunday, while a bird hit in one of the engines downed a Su-34 fighter jet on October 17.Su-30SM crashThe telegram channel of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (TFR) reported on Monday, "the investigation is considering two main versions of what happened: the failure of aviation equipment and piloting error," the report says
Chinese J-20 stealth fighter has now been inducted into all five of PLA theatre commands and is steadily replacing older generation aircraft. Though the official number of J-20 jets in service has not been officially disclosed by the Chinese PLA, various estimates have put the number as between 250-300
MBDA and MILTECH have joined forces to create novel infrared stealth materials for military applications, in collaboration with the University of Patras. This contract falls under the co-operation programme associated with the FDI HN (Defence and Intervention Frigates for the Hellenic Navy), and supports European efforts towards independence in the defence industrial base
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) commenced flight operations using an MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on October 19
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday imposing martial law in four illegally “annexed” Ukrainian regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Putin announced the signing of the decree at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation
Lithuanias defense ministry has confirmed the purchase of 300 U.S
Ukraines center for national resistance has claimed that personnel linked to Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) taught Russians on how to use Shahed-136 “Kamikaze” drones in occupied Kherson and Crimea. Iranian instructors are reportedly based in the settlements of Zalizniy Port and Hladivtsi in Kherson region; as well as in Dzhankoy in Crimea
Russias defense ministry has confirmed the loss of a Su-34 fighter-bomber in the southern Russian city of Yeysk on Monday. “On October 17, 2022, while climbing to perform a training flight from the military airfield of the Southern Military District, a Su-34 aircraft crashed,” the ministry said in an official release
Ukraines Air Force has confirmed that the pilot who was flying a Su-24M, one of the jets shot down by Russia on Thursday, has died. "The bomber aircraft supported offensive actions in the eastern direction, where it struck enemy positions